Reflective Practice

As you move through Level 2 and toward an eventual rating, you will be looking at the ways points are earned in Early Achievers.  To become rated a 3 or higher, you will need to score at least 30 points.

One area to earn 2 points is to participate regularly in a reflective practice group.


This is from the Companion Guide to the Early Achievers Quality Standards, page 16  http://del.wa.gov/publications/elac-qris/docs/EA_facility_companion.pdf

Dedicated time for teaching staff to engage in reflective practice with peer group on a monthly basis
(2 points)

An important part of professionalizing the early care and education field 

is providing the opportunity to participate in peer learning communities. A peer group is a group of providers who have similar needs and interests (i.e., they work with the same age groups or with the same curriculum) who meet regularly to work toward improving practice. This component looks at whether participation in peer groups supports providers to reflect on and improve practice by considering:

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Do teaching staff participate in peer group reflective practice at least monthly?

For this component,

teaching staff refers to teachers (centers) and FCC primary providers.

A reflect practice group is a supportive, collaborative group where the participants can engage in continuous learning.  It provides a chance to articulate intentions and practices, to examine them and share/learn from each other.

Child Care Resources is starting a reflective practice group for you to participate in.  This will be a great opportunity for your teaching staff/FCC primary providers to engage in deeper thinking about practices and intentions.  A chance to learn and grow together. 

Dates:   September 20, 2012
                October 18, 2012
                November 15, 2012

Location:              Cross of Christ Lutheran Church (site of The Ark Child Care)
                                411 156th Avenue Northeast  Bellevue, WA 98007
                                (Just down the street from Crossroads Mall)

Time:     6:30-7:00 Dinner  (our treat!!)
                7:00-8:30 Discussion

Since the teaching staff will be the ones assessed, and critical in your Early Achiever process, please invite your staff to attend. 

Being able to identify and articulate what we do, why we do it, how we assess the teaching we provide, and how we can learn from the results what we do is a critical part of quality!